Chen Lok Lee

Chen Lok Lee (May 18, 1927 – December 13, 2020) was a Chinese-born American printmaker, painter, and educator based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Biography

Early life and education Chen Lok Lee was born in Canton (also known as Guangzhou), China, to Roy Hui and He Lee. He graduated from the Tay Sun Normal School, Lee then moved to Hong Kong, where he studied Chinese Civilization and Western Art – under the tutelage of artists Yee Bong, Tin Ying Young, and Lee Byng – at Hong Kong University. in Albuquerque, New Mexico, funded through a 1972–73 fellowship from the Ford Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. For example, in the 1980s he made lithographs that combine traditional Chinese ink techniques with a French Romantic palette and Italian compositional formalism. In 1982, Lee was invited by Her Majesty's Service to participate in an international exhibition in Hong Kong. Rutgers University, the Philadelphia Print Club, Beaver College, and Goucher College.

Teaching Chen Lok Lee was a devoted teacher. Lee's print of Steir's self-portrait after Rembrandt was exhibited at the Philadelphia Print Club, in a 1988 show that focused on the city's local master printers and their workshops.